Freeman\u2019s seven-month flight from justice ended in a deadly shootout last Monday.<\/p>\n
Police stormed a remote property in Thologolong, near the New South Wales border, where Freeman had been hiding in a makeshift shelter resembling a shipping container and caravan, more than 150km from his home.<\/p>\n
He eventually emerged from the container wrapped in a blanket and clutching a gun, later confirmed by detectives to have been taken from one of the officers he had previously killed.<\/p>\n
The standoff erupted in a volley of gunfire, with Freeman understood to have fired two shots before officers returned fire up to 20 times.<\/p>\n
Officers from Victoria\u2019s Special Operations Group had spent about three hours trying to negotiate a peaceful surrender before the fatal exchange.<\/p>\n
The state\u2019s Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush said Freeman was \u201cgiven every opportunity to resolve [the situation] peacefully\u201d.<\/p>\n
Investigators had been tracking a vehicle moving to and from the 56-year-old\u2019s hideout in the lead-up to the deadly confrontation at around 8.30am local time on Monday.<\/p>\n
Police had offered a A$1 million reward for information leading to his capture, although it is not known whether the reward was claimed.<\/p>\n
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